The stampede broke out at the stadium in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament in honor of Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya.

The military rulers of the West African nation of Guinea say at least 56 people were killed in a stampede sparked by clashing fans at a soccer match.

Fifty-six people were killed as the result of a stampede at a soccer match in Nzerekore, Guinea, according to the Associated Press. Reuters' Saliou Samb